Animal Care Blogs | North Carolina Zoo

A large Red Tail Hawk perched on a hand wearing a brown, leather glove. It appears to have just landed, as its legs and wings are stretched out. Bare tree branches are visible in the background.

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Hawksome Research

Check out some research on our animal ambassador, Braveheart the red-tailed hawk!

The back of a light skinned person's head craning over a camera. The person is facing a wooden and metal barn door with a small square hatch that is open, revealing the face of a small grasslands animal. The person is photographing behind the scenes for grasslands species.

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Photo Ark Photo Shoot with Joel Sartore

The North Carolina Zoo is proud to be a part of the National Geographic Photo Ark!

Rhinos eating

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Keeping Up with the Keratins

Read about rhino social lives!

C'sar elephant yoga training left front forward

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Elephant Yoga

How do you help an elephant stay strong? You do elephant yoga!

Up close head photo of Doli the hornbill

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Doli the Abyssinian Ground Hornbill

Meet a Zoo favorite, Doli!

Two adults in a North Carolina Zoo enclosure examine an Elephants leg. One, with long blonde hair and an animal-print shirt, holds up a small pin. The other, bald with a beard and in a blue shirt, looks left and touches the leg gently.

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Elephant Acupuncture

Acupuncture on the world's largest land mammal?!

A close-up of an alligator snapping turtle, showing its mottled brown and green shell, powerful jaws, and long pointed nose.

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Oh Snap! Caring for Alligator Snapping Turtles

Leia the Giraffe extends her long next to eat leaves from a lush tree branch.

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Zoo Research: Studying Our Giraffe

Studying our tall towers!

Two cougar

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Meet Our Cougar Siblings

Our cougar siblings are quite special!